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Physicists Measure Quasiparticle With Quarter of Electron's Charge
Original: Physicists Just Measured a Quasiparticle With One-Quarter of an Electron’s Charge
Physicists report measuring a quasiparticle that carries exactly one-quarter of an electron's charge, an unusual fractional value in quantum matter. Fractionally charged quasiparticles emerge in certain exotic materials, and confirming a quarter-charge state adds to the known fractional quantum states. The finding is drawing attention as a notable step in condensed matter physics and the study of quantum materials.
Why now: A newly reported measurement of an exotic fractional-charge quasiparticle is a striking physics result that researchers and science readers find remarkable.
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